The green-clad fans were ready, the Pipe and Drum bands were ready, Grand Marshal Frank Richardson and wife Peg – from Ireland, no less – were ready to lead things off, the marching groups and clowns were ever so close to being on the move.
But, alas, storms put a halt to the seventh annual Indian River County St. Patrick’s Day Parade hosted by the Vero Beach Elks Lodge #1774.
The post-parade open house just started a little earlier, with folks reveling in the spirit of the parade with entertainment by the Rowan the Wanderer and looking forward to better weather next year.